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Transfer Files from Your Old to New Computer

Jason Bean — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:21:00 +0000

You may be thinking about upgrading to a new computer over the holidays. If you purchase a completely new PC, one of the problems you experience is getting everything from the old PC, onto the new PC.

Windows PC’s have a Files and Settings Transfer wizard that you can use to transfer files. Usually the option to move files involves saving them to a CD-ROM or USB key. What if you have more files than will easily fit on those two items though? What would be nice is to plug a cable into the two computers to connect them directly.

The StarTech USB Data File Transfer Cable does exactly that.

Since the cable is USB 2.0, you’ll be able to transfer files between the two computers at 480Mbps.

The device works best when being used to transfer files from a Windows XP machine to another Vista machine. You can also use it to transfer from a Vista machine to a Vista machine, or Windows XP/Vista to Windows 7. From my own experience in testing out the device, it doesn’t work trying to transfer files between two Windows XP machines.

Did you follow that?

Basically if you’re upgrading to a new computer from an old one? You’re good to go. Pick up the StarTech USB Data File Transfer Cable and start moving your files almost effortlessly.

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Transfer Files from Your Old to New Computer

Windows XP Still An Option After Windows 7?

Jason Bean — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 02:55:23 +0000

You don’t like Vista? Still happy with Windows XP and wish things had never changed? A bit uncertain on whether or not Windows 7 will be the answer to all of your problems? You’ve heard it all before right? But if you upgrade or purchase a new computer with Windows 7 what if you don’t like it? What will be your options then? According to this article on Slashdot you might still be able to downgrade to Windows XP.

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What will you do? From what I can tell so far I’ll probably upgrade happily to Windows 7 if I don’t upgrade to Vista between now and then. Just about the only reason I haven’t upgraded to Vista is because I don’t want to do any completely unnecessary changes to my laptop for whatever reason. It’s my production computer and if I lose it, I’m in a deep world of hurt. I’m hoping for a new laptop with Windows 7 installed as a much needed computer upgrade period.

Does this make things different for you? Will you upgrade without much thought if you know you can downgrade back to Windows XP if you don’t like Windows 7? Will you try and skip Windows 7 completely because of all the hubbub and hoopla that’s gone on with Vista?

What will you do?

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Windows XP Still An Option After Windows 7?

Worth Upgrading to Office 2007

Jason Bean — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 03:05:22 +0000

That’s the question being asked by Mark Evans in a recent post about Firefox gaining more of the browser market share wars. From what you’ve seen of Office 2007, is it worth upgrading to you? It sure is for me, I like the new interface more and more every minute I use it. It just makes sense.

After assisting my boss’ son with the laptop he got for Christmas, he needed to have some Office software installed on his machine. I immediately headed for the Microsoft website and downloaded the trial of Office 2007 for him. Sure, if he doesn’t like it after the trial he can uninstall it and they’ll go out and buy Office 2003 Student Teacher edition if it’s still available when the trial expires.

But that brings us back to the question at hand. Will you be upgrading now that the time is closer to make that decision to move to 2007? Complete our poll and let us know.

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Worth Upgrading to Office 2007

Vista or Office 2007

Jason Bean — Sun, 09 Jul 2006 03:44:56 +0000

With the delays of the next operating system and office suite from Microsoft, the releases of both are seemingly going to be right in line with each other.

I’m curious as to if this is going to be good or not. Should Microsoft delay one of them even further to help sales of the other?

My thinking is this, if I had to choose to upgrade Windows to Vista or Office to 2007, which one would I choose? I doubt I’ll be at the point to just go out and buy the upgrades to both (actually, I’d love to just buy the full versions of both and break the upgrade chain for awhile, but that’s not happening).

So, which would it be? Vista or Office 2007

Which one would you choose? Check-out the new poll over at The Microsoft Weblog to let me know!

Update: I’ve added the same poll to the Office 12 Watch blog, so answer the question here or there.

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Vista or Office 2007